Reference

Data source: In-memory curated collection

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/random-facts/

nobloat — strip report_feedback tool URL-based auth (for clients without header support)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-random-facts": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/random-facts/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/random-facts/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "search_facts", "arguments": {"query": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/random-facts/

5 endpoints available:

GET /rest/random-facts/get_random_fact
GET /rest/random-facts/get_random_facts
GET /rest/random-facts/search_facts
GET /rest/random-facts/list_fact_categories
GET /rest/random-facts/report_feedback

Shell

curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/random-facts/search_facts?query=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/random-facts/search_facts",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec · Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc random-facts

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install

pip install gnistai

Available Tools (5)

get_random_fact

Get a random interesting fact.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`category`	`any`	optional	Filter by category (e.g. Science, History, Space). Omit for any category.

get_random_facts

Get multiple random facts at once.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`count`	`any`	optional	Number of random facts to return (default: 5, max: 50).
`category`	`any`	optional	Filter by category (e.g. Science, History, Space). Omit for any category.

search_facts

Search for facts by keyword.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	required	Search keyword — matches fact text, category, or source.
`max_results`	`any`	optional	Maximum number of results (default: 20, max: 100).